This is the name of my favorite coffee table book, and in fact the book that currently graces my coffee table in Sitges. Veronique Vial managed to talk some pretty well- known and well-recognized women into posing for her "before 10 AM, before coffee, and before makeup."
The result is nothing less than stunning. I doubt that I am the only man here who realizes that this is the "magic hour," the place where the rubber meets the road in terms of beauty. For those of us who love women, this is the time we love them most. I wish I could find more photos from the book on the Web, but so far this is all that I have discovered: http://www.powerhousebooks.com/photos/womenbefore10cover.jpg http://img411.imageshack.us/img411/4472/n6806245411410843052yq7.jpg http://img7.imagevenue.com/loc48/th_e30_clairedanes_whb_003.jpg Other women in the book include Milla Jovovich, Gabrielle Reece, Naomi Campbell, Helena Christensen, Salma Hayek, Angelina Jolie, Jenny Shimizu, Julia Styles, Laetitia Casta, Emily Watson, Daryl Hannah, Deborah Unger, Emma Thompson, Holly Hunter, Julianne Moore, Frederique van der Wal, Claire Forlani, Denise Richards, Laura Harring, Robin Tunney, Arielle Dombasle, Alexandra Stewart, Alfre Woodard, Sofia Coppola, Sigourney Weaver, Daphne Zuniga, Colleen Atwood, Demi Moore, Rosanna Arquette, Mimi Rogers, Patricia Arquette, Cheryl Tiegs, Gina Gershon, Julie Delpy, Amy Madigan, Winona Ryder, Annabella Sciorra, Virgiinia Madsen, Allison Eastwood, Jennifer Beals, and Robin Wright Penn. None of them needed an $11,400-per-week makeup artist to feel comfortable in front of the camera. Doesn't it make you wonder about the mindset of someone who does?
